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horse-shoe-shaped; without any tail; interfemoral membrane 
square ; third finger without the nail joint. 
Megaderma spasma. — Cordated Bat. 
Plate VII. fig. 6. 
Fur reddish, brighter on the head; the erect nasal appendage 
heart-shaped, moderate in size; foliaceous appendage same 
shape as the former, but very large *, tragus semicordate. Body 
about four inches long. Inhabits the Isle of Ternate. 
Genus 15. —Rhinolophus. — Geoffroy. 
Generic Character. — Incisive teeth \ ; canines J-J; molars fH?; 
total 30. Upper incisors very small, and not permanent; mo¬ 
lars furnished with sharp points; nose provided with a horse¬ 
shoe-shaped crest, surmounted by a leaf; ears distinct; inter¬ 
femoral membrane large ; two pectoral mammae, and two warts 
on the pubes, having the appearance of teats, but destitute of 
lactiferous glands ; tail long and free. 
Rhinolophus unihastatus. — Horse-Shoe Rhinolophus. 
Plate VII. fig. 7. 
Fur ash-coloured, mixed with red on the back, abdomen yel¬ 
lowish-gray, membrane black; ears long, broad, and pointed; 
the anterior nasal membrane horse-shoe-shaped, the posterior 
shaped like a lance-head. Length of the body about three 
inches; expanse of the wings about sixteen inches. Inhabits 
Europe, frequenting old quarries and caverns. 
Genus 16.— Nycteris. — Geoffroy. 
Generic Character .—Incisors *, canines J—J, molars ; to¬ 
tal 30. Incisive teeth lobed; molars with sharp tubercles; 
forehead with a deep longitudinal groove; nostrils covered with 
a cartilaginous moveable operculum; interfemoral membrane 
larger than the body, embracing the tail, which is terminated in 
the form of the letter T; the mouth with a pouch on each side. 
